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0005 03 FEB 2026 MRL 615-L

W912EE

W07V ENDIST VICKSBURG

KO CONTRACTING DIVISION, 4155 CLAY STREET

VICKSBURG, MS 39183-3435

UNITED STATES

LAWREN BOOLOS, EMAIL: LAWREN.BOOLOS@USACE.ARMY.MIL TELEPHONE: 601-

631-5211

SCD: PAS:

W912EE26RA005

08 JAN 2026

SEE SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

SPECIFICATIONS: Sections 31 11 00.00 09 and 31 24 00.00 09 are revised.

Specifications revised by this amendment have the notation "Revised by Amendment 0005" at the bottom of the page. Text added by this amendment is shown as underlined. Text deleted by this amendment is shown as overstruck.

ROBERT E. SCREWS

03 FEB 2026

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Section 00 01 15 - List of Drawing Sheets

The attachments table has changed from:

To:

The following contract documents were added:

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

00 80 00.00 09 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 00 00.00 09 GENERAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

01 22 00.00 09 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

01 32 01.00 09 PROJECT SCHEDULE

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

01 45 00.00 09 QUALITY CONTROL

01 45 00.15 09 RESIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTRACTOR MODE (RMS CM)

01 57 20.00 09 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

01 57 23.00 09 STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN

DIVISION 31 - EARTHWORK

31 11 00.00 09 CLEARING AND GRUBBING

31 23 00.00 09 EXCAVATION

31 24 00.00 09 EMBANKMENT

31 37 00.00 09 STONE PROTECTION FOR STRUCTURES

DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 15 00.00 09 LEVEE SURFACING

32 92 00.00 09 EXISTING TURF MAINTENANCE AND NEW TURF ESTABLISHMENT

DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES

33 42 29.01 09 WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE AND CULVERTS

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SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 31 - EARTHWORK

SECTION 31 11 00.00 09

CLEARING AND GRUBBING

PART 1 GENERAL (Not Applicable)

PART 2 PRODUCTS (Not Applicable)

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

3.2 CLEARING

3.2.1 General

3.2.2 Trees

3.2.3 Vegetation Removal

3.2.4 Miscellaneous Structure Foundation and Debris

3.2.5 Areas to be Cleared

3.2.5.1 General

3.2.5.2 Borrow Areas

3.2.5.3 Other Areas

3.3 GRUBBING

3.3.1 General

3.3.2 Areas to be Grubbed

3.3.2.1 General

3.3.2.2 Ditches

3.3.2.3 Berms

3.3.3 Borrow Areas

3.3.4 Pipes and Drains

3.3.5 Filling of Holes

3.4 DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS

3.4.1 General

3.4.2 Burning

3.4.3 Burying

3.4.4 Removal from Site of Work

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SECTION 31 11 00.00 09

CLEARING AND GRUBBING

PART 1 GENERAL (Not Applicable)

PART 2 PRODUCTS (Not Applicable)

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

All clearing and grubbing work, including vegetation removal, for all required excavations and embankment construction shall be completed at least 500 feet in advance of the required work. If regrowth of vegetation or trees occurs after clearing and grubbing and before beginning excavation or placement of fill, the Contractor will be required to clear and grub the area again prior to beginning the work, and no payment will be made for this additional clearing and grubbing.

3.2 CLEARING

3.2.1 General

Clearing shall be limited to those areas within the rights-of-way as specified herein. Existing trees and vegetation not required to be cleared shall be preserved to the maximum extent practicable and shall not be damaged. Clearing, unless otherwise specified, shall consist of the complete removal above the ground surface , except as indicated below, of all trees, saplings, stumps, down timber, snags, brush, vegetation, old piling, loose stone, abandoned structures, abandoned fencing, fencing, drift, trash, and similar debris. Growth standing in water in areas which are not drained in accordance with Section 31 24 00.00 09 EMBANKMENT, paragraph DRAINAGE, may be cut off so as not to protrude more than 2 feet above the existing water surface.

3.2.2 Trees

Certain trees, as designated by the Contracting Officer, shall be left standing. Trees shall be felled in such a manner so as to avoid damage to trees to be left standing, to existing structures and installations, and to those under construction, and with due regard for the safety of employees and others.

3.2.3 Vegetation Removal

Vegetation to be removed shall consist of crops, grass, bushes and weeds.

Close-growing grass and other vegetation shall be removed from areas to receive semicompacted fill to provide a completely bare earth surface immediately prior to beginning foundation preparation. Removal of vegetation from the side of the existing levees shall be limited to 1,000 feet in advance of embankment placement. Acceptance of the vegetation removal operation shall precede the initiation of foundation preparation in the area from which vegetation has been removed. For areas to receive uncompacted fill, grass and other vegetation that is 12 inches in height or less shall be mowed to a height not to exceed 4 inches above the ground

SECTION 31 11 00.00 09 Page 2 surface or existing embankment prior to placing embankment foundation preparation. For areas to receive uncompacted fill, grass and other vegetation that is greater than 12 inches in height shall be mowed to a height not to exceed 4 inches above the ground surface or existing embankment, and the resulting grass and other vegetation cuttings shall be removed from the area prior to placing embankment foundation preparation.

If the required 15 wide strips contiguous to new and existing levee and berm toes are covered by grass, vegetation removal as defined herein is not required. It is intended that the grass on these strips shall be preserved to the extent practicable, except as necessary for required clearing and grubbing of trees, saplings, stumps, etc.

3.2.4 Miscellaneous Structure Foundation and Debris

The Contractor shall remove all abandoned foundations, debris, and other materials which remain after buildings or other structures have been removed .

3.2.5 Areas to be Cleared

3.2.5.1 General

The entire area to be occupied by the required levee embankment, berm embankment , and ramps, together with strips 5 feet wide contiguous to each of these areas, shall be cleared. An additional 10 feet wide strip adjacent to and beyond the 5 feet wide strips contiguous to the new berm embankment and ramps shall also be cleared, except that grass shall not be removed from this 10 feet wide strip to the extent practicable. Clearing shall also be performed within strips 15 feet wide contiguous to the all existing riverside and landside levee and berm toes where no new embankment is required, except that grass shall not be removed from this 15 feet wide strip to the extent practicable.

3.2.5.2 Borrow Areas

Borrow areas shall be as shown on the drawings. Contractor furnished borrow areas will not be permitted.

3.2.5.3 Other Areas

Clearing of the area between the 15 feet strip contiguous to the levee embankment and berm embankment and the borrow area, and traverses left between borrow areas, shall be limited to the minimum required for construction operations.

3.3 GRUBBING

3.3.1 General

Grubbing shall consist of the removal of all stumps, roots, buried logs, old foundations, pipes, drains, and other unsuitable matter as described in Section 31 24 00.00 09 EMBANKMENT, paragraph UNSUITABLE MATERIALS.

3.3.2 Areas to be Grubbed

3.3.2.1 General

Grubbing shall be performed within the limits of the required levee embankment, berms , and ramps , together with strips 15 feet wide contiguous

SECTION 31 11 00.00 09 Page 3 to each of these areas. Grubbing shall also be performed within strips 15 feet wide contiguous to the all existing riverside and landside levee and berm toes where no new embankment is required. All roots and other projections over 1-1/2 inches in diameter shall be removed to a depth of 3 feet below the natural surface of the ground or surface of existing embankments. The areas to be grubbed are those specific areas, within the limits specified herein, from which trees, stumps, down timber, snags, and other projections have been removed.

3.3.2.2 Ditches

All stumps and exposed roots and other obstructions shall be removed from within the limits of all ditches to be constructed.

3.3.2.3 Berms

Areas which are to be occupied by berms shall shall be grubbed in accordance with paragraph AREAS TO BE GRUBBED, subparagraph GENERAL. In the event the areas specified in Section 31 24 00.00 09 EMBANKMENT, paragraph DRAINAGE are not drained, and growth and projections standing in water are cut off as permitted in paragraph CLEARING, subparagraph GENERAL, grubbing within such areas will not be required.

3.3.3 Borrow Areas

Only those portions of borrow areas from which borrow material will actually be obtained under this contract shall be grubbed, and this grubbing shall be to the extent necessary to provide materials free from unsuitable matter as described in Section 31 24 00.00 09 EMBANKMENT, paragraph UNSUITABLE MATERIALS.

3.3.4 Pipes and Drains

The Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer of all pipes and drains not shown on the drawings which are encountered during grubbing.

Such pipe and drains shall not be removed or disturbed until so directed by the Contracting Officer. Material excavated in the process of removing pipes and drains shall be disposed of as specified in Section 31 23 00.00 09 EXCAVATION, paragraph DISPOSITION OF MATERIALS.

3.3.5 Filling of Holes

All holes caused by clearing and grubbing operations and removal of pipes and drains, excluding holes in borrow areas, shall be backfilled with suitable material in 12 inch layers to the elevation of the adjacent ground surface, and each layer shall be compacted to a density at least equal to that of the adjoining undisturbed material.

3.4 DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS

3.4.1 General

The primary method of disposing of all debris resulting from clearing and grubbing operations shall be burning as specified in paragraph BURNING.

The following additional methods will also be permitted: burying in the borrow area in accordance with paragraph BURYING, or removal from the site in accordance with paragraph REMOVAL FROM SITE OF WORK. The Contractor shall make a reasonable effort to channel merchantable material into the commercial market to make beneficial use of materials resulting from

SECTION 31 11 00.00 09 Page 4 clearing and grubbing operations. Vegetation that is removed from areas to receive unsemi compacted fill shall be placed in the excavated portions of the borrow area. Debris from vegetation removal shall not be stockpiled on the levee or berm or placed in a temporary stockpile within 200 feet of any area to receive fill.

3.4.2 Burning

In accordance with the Contract Clause PERMITS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, the Contractor shall obtain any permit which may be required for burning.

Subject to applicable Federal, State and local laws and burning restrictions, the Contractor may burn material within the contract area at any time within the contract period. The Contractor shall thoroughly burn clearing and grubbing debris and continue burning until as much debris as practicable is completely reduced to ashes. Burning operations shall be conducted so as to prevent damage to standing timber or other flammable growth. The Contractor shall be responsible for any damage to life and property resulting from fires that are started by his employees or as a result of his operations. The Contractor shall furnish adequate fire fighting equipment at the site of burning operations to properly equip his personnel for fighting fires. Fires shall be guarded at all times and shall be under constant surveillance until they have been extinguished.

3.4.3 Burying

Upon approval, the Contractor will be allowed to bury debris that is unburnable and debris that has been thoroughly burned but cannot be further reduced to ashes. The Contracting Officer will determine which debris is unburnable and which debris cannot be further reduced to ashes.

The material shall be buried in the excavated portion of the borrow area.

All material disposed of by burying shall be covered with a minimum of 24 inches of earth. Top of 24 inches of earth must be at or below bottom elevation of borrow area. No material shall be buried within 20 feet of any standing timber.

3.4.4 Removal from Site of Work

The Contractor may elect to remove all or part of the debris from the site of the work. Such disposal shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws. The Contractor may, at his option, either retain for his own use or dispose of by sale or otherwise, any such materials of value. The Government is not responsible for the protection and safekeeping of any materials retained by the Contractor. Such materials shall be removed from the site of the work before the date of completion of the work. If debris from clearing operations is placed on adjacent property, the Contractor shall obtain, without cost to the Government, additional rights-of-way for such purposes in accordance with Section 01 00 00.00 09 GENERAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, paragraph RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

Such material shall be so placed as not to interfere with roads, drainage or other improvements and in such a manner as to eliminate the possibility of its entering into channels, ditches, or streams. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to approve or disapprove the use of Contractor-furnished disposal areas based on the location of the areas and a determination of the overall impact the proposed disposal areas will have on the environment or the integrity of the levee.

Contractor-furnished disposal areas shall not be located in woodlands or wetlands. Disapproval by the Contracting Officer of Contractor-furnished disposal areas shall not form the basis of a claim against the Government.

The material to be disposed up must be disposed in a pre-approved location

SECTION 31 11 00.00 09 Page 5 or a commercial pit.

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SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 31 - EARTHWORK

SECTION 31 24 00.00 09

EMBANKMENT

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 REFERENCES

1.2 SUBMITTALS

1.3 DEFINITIONS

1.3.1 Embankment

1.3.1.1 Compacted Embankment

1.3.1.2 Uncompacted Embankment

1.3.2 Lift

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.1 EMBANKMENT MATERIALS

2.1.1 General

2.1.2 Unsuitable Materials

2.1.3 Frozen Materials

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 EMBANKMENT FOUNDATION PREPARATION

3.1.1 General

3.1.2 Drainage

3.1.3 Frozen Ground

3.2 EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION

3.2.1 Uncompacted Embankment

3.3 EMBANKMENT WORK ADVANCEMENT

3.4 EQUIPMENT

3.4.1 General

3.4.2 Miscellaneous Equipment

3.4.3 Sprinkling Equipment

3.5 CROSS SECTIONS AND ZONING OF MATERIALS

3.5.1 Berms

3.6 ACCESS ROADS, RAMPS, AND CROSSINGS, RUNWAYS, AND DETOURS

3.6.1 Access Roads

3.6.1.1 Location

3.6.2 Ramps and Crossings

3.6.2.1 General

3.6.2.2 Changes in Ramp Dimensions or Locations

3.6.3 Runways

3.6.3.1 Temporary Runways

3.6.3.2 Reconstruction of Gravel Surfacing

3.7 DITCHES AND DEPRESSIONS

3.8 GRADE TOLERANCES

3.8.1 Berm Embankment

3.9 SETTLEMENT OF FOUNDATION

3.9.1 Sudden Failure

SECTION 31 24 00.00 09 Page 1

3.9.2 Omitting Work

3.10 SLIDES

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SECTION 31 24 00.00 09

EMBANKMENT

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 REFERENCES

The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. The publications are referred to in the text by basic designation only.

ASTM INTERNATIONAL (ASTM)

ASTM D2487 (2017; E 2020) Standard Practice for Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes (Unified Soil Classification System)

1.2 SUBMITTALS

Government approval is required for submittals with a "G" designation;

submittals not having a "G" designation are for information only. When used, a designation following the "G" designation identifies the office that will review the submittal for the Government. Submit the following in accordance with Section 01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES:

SD-06 Test Reports

QC Test Report ; G

1.3 DEFINITIONS

1.3.1 Embankment

The term "embankment" as used in these specifications is defined as the earth and rock fill portions of the levee structure or other fills related to the levee structure, including and includes all types of earth fill for the levee and all other fills within the limits of the levee as shown on the project drawings. .

1.3.1.1 Compacted Embankment

The term "compacted embankment" as used in these specifications is defined as any type of embankment material that is subject to moisture control and compaction requirements.

1.3.1.2 Uncompacted Embankment

The term "uncompacted embankment" as used in these specifications is defined as any type of embankment material that is not subject to moisture control or compaction requirements. It is intended that material for uncompacted embankment be placed at its natural moisture content. It is not subject to any testing requirements in subparagraphs "Moisture Control" or "Compaction" of paragraph "QUALITY CONTROL".

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1.3.2 Lift

A lift shall consist of placing a layer of suitable embankment material, whereas, after compaction the complete layer is not greater than the required specified thickness during embankment construction.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.1 EMBANKMENT MATERIALS

2.1.1 General

The levee embankment, berm embankment, , ramps, and other required fill or backfill shall be constructed of earth obtained from the borrow areas, the existing levee, and other required excavations as prescribed in Section 31 23 00.00 09 EXCAVATION and to the extent shown on the drawings.

Contractor furnished borrow areas will not be permitted. The levee embankment, berm embankment, , ramps, and other required fill or backfill shall be constructed of earth that is free from unsuitable and frozen materials as defined in paragraphs UNSUITABLE MATERIALS and FROZEN MATERIALS. Except as specified below for uncompacted embankment for berms, material classified in accordance with ASTM D2487 as gravels (GW, GP, GM) and sands (SW, SP, SM) shall not be used for any required embankment construction unless suitably blended with less pervious material to the extent that it no longer classifies as these materials.

2.1.2 Unsuitable Materials

Materials which are classified as unsuitable for levee embankment, berm embankment, ramps, or fill or backfill material are defined as masses of organic matter, sticks, branches, roots, and other debris. Blending of suitable soils will not be permitted to improve unsuitable soils as defined in this paragraph. As earth from the designated borrow area may contain excessive amounts of wood, isolated pieces of wood will not be considered objectionable in the embankment provided their length does not exceed 1 foot, their cross-sectional area is less than 4 square inches, and they are distributed throughout the fill. However, not more than one half of 1 percent (by volume) of wood smaller than objectionable size may be contained in each in-place cubic yard of the levee or berm section.

Pockets and/or zones of wood shall not be placed in the embankment. If, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, wood smaller than the objectionable size is excessive, wood volume testing may be performed by the Government to determine specification compliance. All visible objectionable size wood shall be removed from the fill prior to compaction. If, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer's Representative, amounts of wood in the fill brought to the site are excessive, inspections of the lifts prior to compaction shall be held by the Contractor and documented in the QC reports.

2.1.3 Frozen Materials

Under no circumstances shall frozen earth, snow, or ice be placed in any required embankment. The Contracting Officer may require the wasting of frozen material in order that construction may proceed and such material wasted, if directed by written order of the Contracting Officer, will be paid for as specified in Section 31 23 00.00 09 EXCAVATION, paragraph

WASTE MATERIALS.

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PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 EMBANKMENT FOUNDATION PREPARATION

3.1.1 General

After clearing and grubbing and any required excavation of the levee embankment and berm embankment foundation , test areas and other similar cavities and depressions shall be broken down to flatten out the slopes.

The entire earth surface on or against which compacted fill is to be placed, except areas as specified in paragraph DRAINAGE, shall be thoroughly broken to a depth of 6 inches. Foundation preparation is not required for uncompacted embankment. If for any cause, this broken surface becomes compacted in such a manner that, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, a plane of seepage or weakness might be induced, it shall again be adequately scarified before depositing material thereon.

For levee enlargement work, both the natural surface of the ground and the surface of the existing levee to be occupied by the new work shall be prepared as specified above. All scarifying and breaking of ground surface shall be done parallel to the centerline of the levee. All of the foregoing work shall be completed at least 200 feet but not greater than 500 feet in advance of the levee embankment and berm embankment construction.

3.1.2 Drainage

The foundation receiving fill and all partially completed fill shall be kept thoroughly drained.

Drainage to areas outside the right-of-way limits will not be allowed.

3.1.3 Frozen Ground

No fill shall be placed upon frozen ground.

3.2 EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION

3.2.1 Uncompacted Embankment

The location and extent of the uncompacted embankment shall be as shown on the drawings. Uncompacted embankment shall be placed in horizontal lifts not exceeding 3 feet in thickness. The lifts shall be uniformly spread, distributed, and otherwise manipulated during placement to such an extent that individual loads of material deposited on the fill will not remain intact, and large, open voids in the fill will be eliminated. Lifts shall be started full out from the levee toe landward, and shall be carried in lifts horizontal and parallel to the centerline with sufficient crown or slope to provide satisfactory drainage during construction. Lifts shall be placed in a manner which prevents shrinkage cracks and open voids from developing in previously placed lifts. Where material must be placed in water, it shall be dumped therein until it reaches an elevation 1 foot above the water surface, or until a stable fill surface is obtained before lift construction will be required. The material deposited under water shall be placed in such a manner to ensure that any soft material will be forced progressively outward from the section and not be trapped within the base of the embankment.Material that classifies as sands (SW, SP, SM) may be used in seepage berms provided the top one foot is comprised of materials that classify as CL, CH, or ML.

SECTION 31 24 00.00 09 Page 5

3.3 EMBANKMENT WORK ADVANCEMENT

The Contractor shall prosecute the embankment work such that no more that 5,000 linear feet of levee shall be under embankment construction at any time between the limits of the approved levee cross section that has been fertilized, seeded and mulched and the farthest extent of levee clearing ahead of the embankment work. If the Contractor elects to perform embankment work in multiple locations within the total contract length, the sum of the lengths of the multiple embankment construction locations allowed shall not exceed the above given total length of 5,000 linear feet. The limits of embankment work for each of the multiple locations as they fall within the total contract length, shall be between the limits of the approved levee cross section that has been fertilized, seeded and mulched and the farthest extent of levee clearing ahead of the embankment work as pertinent to that particular location.

3.4 EQUIPMENT

3.4.1 General

Compaction equipment shall be capable of properly compacting the soil so that no planes of weakness or laminations are formed in the fill.

Equipment shall be capable of compacting a layer of soil not less than 12 inches thick to the requirements specified herein.

3.4.2 Miscellaneous Equipment

Scarifiers, disks, spring-tooth or spike-tooth harrows, spreaders, power tampers, and other equipment shall be types suitable for construction of embankment.

3.4.3 Sprinkling Equipment

Sprinkling equipment shall be designed to apply water uniformly and in controlled quantities to variable widths of surface.

3.5 CROSS SECTIONS AND ZONING OF MATERIALS

3.5.1 Levee Embankment Sections

Unless otherwise specified, the dimensions and slopes shall conform to the applicable cross sections shown on the drawings, within allowable tolerance.

3.5.1 Berms

Berms shall be constructed at the locations and to the grade and cross section shown on the drawings.

3.6 ACCESS ROADS, RAMPS, AND CROSSINGS, RUNWAYS, AND DETOURS

3.6.1 Access Roads

3.6.1.1 Location

The Contractor's access roads within the rights-of-way shall be constructed as necessary to perform the required work. They shall be designed to maintain the intended traffic, to be free draining and shall be and shall be maintained in good condition throughout the contract

SECTION 31 24 00.00 09 Page 6 period. The Contractor must repair any damages to the berms caused by hauling operations. No separate payment will be made for this work, and all costs therefore shall be included in the applicable bid items as listed in the Bidding Schedule.

3.6.1.2 Temporary Roads

At locations shown on the drawings where existing roads are destroyed because of the work required under this contract, the Contractor shall provide temporary roads to give access during the construction period.

The temporary roads shall be constructed by placement of fill as specified in paragraph SEMICOMPACTED EMBANKMENT. The temporary roads shall be removed after permanent access has been provided. No separate payment will be made for this work.

3.6.2 Ramps and Crossings

3.6.2.1 General

Ramps and crossings shall be constructed at the locations shown on the drawings by placement of a fill as specified in paragraph UNSEMICOMPACTED EMBANKMENT. Ramps shall be constructed only by adding material to the levee crown and slopes. Ramps shall have a 18 foot crown width, a grade not to exceed 10 percent, and 1V on 4H side slopes. Ramps shall be constructed within the specified tolerances; however, ramps shall be shaped and bladed to drain away from the berm. toward the levee centerline, and shall be constructed such that a shallow ditch is formed at the intersection of the ramp surface and the levee slope approximately 9 inches deep and 4 feet wide measured at the elevation of the ramp surface. Payment for materials used for ramp construction will be included in the contract job payment item RAMPS unit price for XXX .

3.6.2.2 Changes in Ramp Dimensions or Locations

The Contracting Officer reserves the right to modify the dimensions and shift the locations of the ramps, to eliminate ramp construction, and to order the construction of additional ramps at other locations subject to the provisions of the Contract Clause CHANGES.

3.6.3 Runways

3.6.3.1 Temporary Runways

Where material is hauled over an existing levee for construction, the Contractor at his expense will be permitted to construct temporary runways over the levee by the addition of material to the levee cross section. In the construction of runways, the Contractor will not be permitted to cut or degrade the existing levee. As soon as any runway has served the purpose for which it was constructed, the levee shall be restored to the prescribed grade and section, the crown resurfaced and the disturbed areas dressed, fertilized, and turfed as specified in Section 32 92 00.00 09 EXISTING TURF MAINTENANCE AND NEW TURF ESTABLISHMENT, all at no additional cost to the Government. Material used in the construction of the approach ramps of the runways shall be removed and may be used for borrow, if suitable. If not used for borrow, the material shall be disposed of by placing in abandoned portions of the borrow areas, at no additional cost to the Government. No section of the levee shall be degraded or weakened to provide runways.

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3.6.3.2 Reconstruction of Gravel Surfacing

The Contractor shall, at his own expense, reconstruct the road surfacing where it has been damaged by runways through and/or over the existing levee, including areas damaged by detouring traffic around the runways.

The surfacing shall be reconstructed as directed with the reconstruction of the surfacing conforming to the requirements of Section 32 15 00.00 09

LEVEE SURFACING.

3.7 DITCHES AND DEPRESSIONS

All sloughs, ditches or depressions beyond the limits of the levee and/or berm foundation but within the rights-of-way shall be filled with suitable material to the natural surface of the ground or to a height sufficient to ensure drainage after shrinkage of the fill, whichever is higher. The material for the fill shall be placed as specified in paragraph

UNCOMPACTED EMBANKMENT.

3.8 GRADE TOLERANCES

3.8.1 Berm Embankment

All berm embankment shall be constructed to the grade and section shown on the drawings. For uncompacted berm fill, at all points, a tolerance of 3/10 of 1 foot above or below the grades and cross section shown will be permitted in the final dressing provided that there are no abrupt humps or depressions in surfaces. The extreme minus tolerance provided herein shall not be continuous over an area greater than 1,000 square feet, and abrupt changes from one extreme to the other will not be permitted.

3.9 SETTLEMENT OF FOUNDATION

3.9.1 Sudden Failure

In clearly established cases of sudden failure of the foundation, either where no provision has been made for the measurement of settlement or where settlement measuring devices have been installed, but the nature of settlement is such as to destroy their utility, the method of correction will be determined by the Contracting Officer. In case the sudden settlement is caused through the fault or negligence of the Contractor, the prescribed corrective operations shall be performed at no additional cost to the Government. In case the sudden settlement is not caused through the fault or negligence of the Contractor the corrective operations will be paid for in accordance with the Contract Clause CHANGES.

3.9.2 Omitting Work

Where settlement of the foundation develops to such an extent as to make it inadvisable, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, to continue to add material, and advisable in his opinion, to postpone until a considerably later date all attempts to bring that portion of the embankment to full grade and cross section, the Contracting Officer shall have the right to omit further work on that portion of the embankment and to accept it as complete. In the event a portion of the embankment is omitted under the provisions of this paragraph, measurement and payment for the portion of the embankment accepted as complete will be based on the original ground survey, an as-constructed survey, and the settlement provisions of the contract. Payment will be made at the applicable contract unit price for the embankment.

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3.10 SLIDES

Should sliding occur in any part of the embankment during its construction, or after its completion, but prior to its acceptance, the Contractor shall upon written order of the Contracting Officer, either cut out and remove the slide from the embankment and then rebuild that portion of the embankment, or construct a stability berm of such dimensions, and placed in such manner as the Contracting Officer shall prescribe. In case the slide is caused through the fault or negligence of the Contractor, the foregoing operations shall be performed at no additional cost to the Government. In case the slide is not caused through the fault or negligence of the Contractor, the material ordered removed and the material replaced. Fill material for stability berms will be paid for in accordance with the Contract Clause CHANGES in addition to any payment due the Contractor for materials previously placed. The method of slide correction will be determined by the Contracting Officer.

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